{"title": "NYZ: Seiza Quiet-sitting & Dharma Talk on Shin Buddhism", "start": "2026-11-15T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T16:30:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendō Shobo-ji", "address": "East 67th Street 223, 10065", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Seiza Quiet-sitting & Dharma Talk on Shin Buddhism is a seiza meditation session with a dharma talk, held in person at New York Zendo Shobo-ji and open to everyone, with no registration required. It is led by Miki Nakura, a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist minister based in New York who has practiced seiza for 30 years and shared it with students since 2004. Seiza (quiet sitting) was established in Japan more than 110 years ago by Okada Torajiro Sensei; it uses the traditional Japanese kneeling position or a chair, teaching balanced posture, correct breathing, and the flow of energy into the lower belly toward serenity of body-mind. Attendees are asked to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing, avoid scented cosmetics, and keep devices silent.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-seiza-quiet-sitting-dharma-talk-on-shin-buddhism-128255/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-seiza-quiet-sitting-dharma-talk-on-shin-buddhism-3-2/2026-11-15/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-15T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T16:30:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendō Shobo-ji", "address": "East 67th Street 223, 10065", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "NYZ: Introduction to Meditation", "start": "2026-11-12T18:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "$10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Introduction to Meditation is a Thursday-evening class that teaches the basics of zazen, the seated meditation of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, covering posture, breathing, and concentration. It is offered by New York Zendo Shobo-ji, which invites city dwellers to experience traditional Zen practice and find an oasis of deep stillness in the heart of Manhattan. Beginners also learn the forms used at the zendo, including bowing, chanting, and kinhin (walking meditation), and no prior experience is necessary. The class is a prerequisite for attending zazen at New York Zendo.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-introduction-to-meditation-57616/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-introduction-to-meditation/2026-10-29/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7041cdbb16f6dcaecc1ce79dcfc1b7540079f27d8b79ed94bbc92dc3c455ceb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendō Shobo-ji", "address": "East 67th Street 223, 10065", "price": "A $10 donation (payable online) is requested from non-members", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Sunday Morning Service and Zazen is a Sunday morning Zen practice at the New York Zendo, held by the Zen Studies Society. It consists of choka (morning service) followed by kinhin (walking meditation) and zazen, and after zazen there are 30 minutes of nittensoji (temple cleaning) followed by tea and informal discussion, with a Dharma Talk on the first Sunday of each month. Newcomers are asked to first attend an Introduction to Zen Meditation class, held on Thursday evenings, and the event is also offered online. A quiet atmosphere is essential: no scented cosmetics, silent electronic devices, and comfortable, loose-fitting clothing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-sunday-morning-service-and-zazen-79698/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-sunday-morning-service/2026-11-08/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ba8ac51ddff66be9bf1466bd9703abd8f747fef71a5f90d3a26dcb8bdca588c5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Zazen and Tai Chi", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-10T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendō Shobo-ji", "address": "East 67th Street 223, 10065", "price": "$10 donation requested from non-members, payable online", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/tai-chi"], "description": "NYZ: Zazen and Tai Chi is an evening of seated Zen meditation followed by a tai chi class at New York Zendo. The Zen Studies Society opens the temple on these evenings, offering 40 minutes of zazen and then a tai chi session on the second floor. A quiet setting is essential to the practice, so visitors are asked to avoid scented cosmetics, silence electronic devices, and wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. Newcomers are asked to first attend an Introduction to Zen Meditation class, held on Thursday evenings, and no registration is needed to join.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-zazen-and-tai-chi-57610/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-zazen-and-tai-chi/2026-10-27/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7387c5517ec1f438681f0731226b6470aa5d52ca15f476126a4ed97d235193d8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Morning Zazen", "start": "2026-11-09T06:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-09T07:45:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendō Shobo-ji", "address": "East 67th Street 223, 10065", "price": "$10 donation requested from non-members, payable online", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Morning Zazen is a seated Zen meditation session held in silence at a temple in Manhattan. It is offered by the Zen Studies Society, whose New York Zendo opens for morning zazen Monday through Thursday. Attendees should wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing, avoid scented cosmetics, and keep devices on silent. Newcomers are asked to first attend an Introduction to Zen Meditation class, a $10 donation is requested from non-members, and no registration is needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-morning-zazen-57611/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-morning-zazen-2/2026-10-28/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e161c13ea30b6dcccace663e3e7886660a2e31bc6c8f0344692cd4906520d178-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Evening Zazen", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-09T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Zendō Shobo-ji", "address": "East 67th Street 223, 10065", "price": "$10 donation requested from non-members, payable online", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Evening Zazen is a sitting meditation (zazen) session held on Monday and Wednesday evenings at New York Zendo, open from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 pm. It is hosted by the Zen Studies Society, whose practice asks for a quiet atmosphere, silence for electronic devices, and comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. Newcomers are asked to first attend an Introduction to Zen Meditation class on a Thursday evening, and a $10 donation is requested from non-members. Registration is not required and ZSS Health Protocols apply.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-evening-zazen-57615/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-evening-zazen-2-2/2026-10-28/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Beginning Instruction on Wednesday Evenings at Zen Mountain Monastery", "start": "2026-11-11T19:15:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Fire Lotus Temple", "address": "State Street 500, 11217", "price": "Suggested donation – $5.00 - $20.00", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Beginning instruction in zazen, the seated meditation practice of Zen Buddhism, together with an orientation to the Monastery. It is offered by Zen Mountain Monastery for new visitors, and includes a walking meditation and a final period of zazen ending with the Four Bodhisattva Vows.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/beginning-instruction-on-wednesday-evenings-at-zen-mountain-66480/", "official_url": "https://zcnyc.org/programs/4917/beginning-instruction-on-wednesday-evenings-at-zen-mountain-monastery-30", "image": "https://noky.io/images/758b813350c9db7dce218039b8bb4773e7e4e6dd2f8c5d61e5b512a50aa451a0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Shuso Hossen Sesshin", "start": "2026-11-16T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Fire Lotus Temple", "address": "State Street 500, 11217", "price": "$200–$350 depending on arrival day and membership", "price_from": "300.00", "price_to": "350.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen"], "description": "Shuso Hossen Sesshin is an intensive Zen retreat marked by silence and deep introspection, held at the Fire Lotus Temple. It is led by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi together with Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei, Ron Hogen Green, Sensei and Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei. Days begin before dawn with a schedule of 7 to 10 hours of zazen, chanting services, formal silent meals, silent work practice and talks by the teachers and senior students, along with private interviews offering personal guidance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/shuso-hossen-sesshin-71221/", "official_url": "https://zcnyc.org/programs/4555/great-aspiration-sesshin-3", "image": "https://noky.io/images/533ab7507457c29a7aec162d9008392054ad996c5c8b9dff07f8554afa424885-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Fire Lotus Temple", "address": "State Street 500, 11217", "price": "Suggested donation – $5.00 - $20.00", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery is a morning of Zen practice beginning with a liturgy chanting service at 9am, followed by zazen, walking meditation (kinhin) and a talk by a teacher or senior student, concluding around 12:00pm, with a community lunch at the end. It is for returning visitors who have already received beginning instruction in meditation at the Monastery or at Fire Lotus Temple in Brooklyn. First-time visitors are instead asked to register for Beginning Instruction/Orientation to the Monastery, offered every other Sunday morning and on the 2nd Wednesday evening of each month. Participants should arrive by 8:45 am, enter through the front door and check in with the greeter.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sunday-mornings-at-zen-mountain-monastery-71214/", "official_url": "https://zcnyc.org/programs/4803/sunday-mornings-at-zen-mountain-monastery-copy-70", "image": ""}, {"title": "Contemplating Buddha Zazenkai", "start": "2026-11-14T08:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Fire Lotus Temple", "address": "State Street 500, 11217", "price": "$40.00 to $175.00", "price_from": "40.00", "price_to": "175.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen"], "description": "Contemplating Buddha Zazenkai is a day of committed Zen practice at Fire Lotus Temple, bringing people together for introspection. It is led by Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei, Abbot of the Zen Center of NYC-Fire Lotus Temple. The extended schedule includes periods of zazen, liturgy, a face-to-face meeting with a teacher, a formal talk and an oryoki lunch served formally in the zendo. Experienced students can deepen their practice, while newer students take a preparatory step toward sesshin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/contemplating-buddha-zazenkai-66476/", "official_url": "https://zcnyc.org/programs/4910/contemplating-buddha-zazenkai-nov-2026", "image": ""}, {"title": "Mindfulness in the Galleries: Ikebana", "start": "2026-11-14T10:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Noguchi Museum", "address": "33rd Road 9-01, 11106 Long Island City", "price": "$36 general / $20 for members, Cool Culture, SNAP/EBT", "price_from": "36.00", "price_to": "36.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/flower-arranging/ikebana", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Mindfulness in the Galleries: Ikebana is a workshop that explores ikebana, Japanese flower arrangement, as a practice of presence alongside the museum's artwork. It is led by mindful ikebana teacher Anjie Cho, who has studied ikebana since 2015 and holds the rank of Level 11 Kako Assistant Professor in the Ikenobo School of Ikebana. Participants begin with a guided meditation and conversation in the galleries, then explore form, shape, balance and emptiness and create simple ikebana arrangements with seasonal flowers and branches as a moving meditation. No previous experience is necessary, all materials are provided, and advance registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mindfulness-in-the-galleries-ikebana-56814/", "official_url": "https://www.noguchi.org/museum/calendar/event/2026-11-14-1000-mindfulness-in-the-galleries-ikebana/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/39c8b9148ac7fa553cd9d0d159fd2cf95cee22d039ca89e996a208cec8af4230-1200.webp"}, {"title": "ASBC Wednesday Meditation", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T19:00:00-05:00", "place": "All Souls Bethehem Church", "address": "East 7th Street 566, 11218 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "ASBC Wednesday Meditation is a weekly meditation session at All Souls Bethlehem Church. It is taught by Rev. Dr. Boon, the church's pastor, who has practiced Zen meditation for ten years. He was trained by Robert Kennedy Roshi, a student of the famous Zen masters Yamada Roshi in Japan, Taizan Maezumi Roshi in Los Angeles, and Bernard Glassman Roshi in New York City.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/asbc-wednesday-meditation-81042/", "official_url": "https://www.allsoulsbethlehem.org/events-1/asbc-wednesday-meditation-6-7pm-2026-11-04-18-00", "image": ""}, {"title": "Ultimate Healing Medicine Buddha Retreat with Ven. Angie Muir", "start": "2026-11-20T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-20T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Shantideva Center", "address": "6th Avenue 432, 11215", "price": "Suggested $20 per session; other offering options: free, $5, $10, $30", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/meditation", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "A Buddhist retreat weekend called \"Ultimate Healing: Medicine Buddha Retreat\", beginning with an introductory evening talk open to newcomers and experienced practitioners alike. It is led by Venerable Angie Muir, an ordained Tibetan Buddhist teacher who serves as teacher in residence at Vajrapani Institute in California and is offering this retreat in person at Shantideva Center for the first time. The practice combines Medicine Buddha mantra recitation, visualization and meditation with contemplation of the Four Seals of the Dharma, the insights first taught by Shakyamuni Buddha on impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, emptiness and nirvana as peace. The retreat can also be joined online via Zoom, and the Friday session introduces the healing practice and the path to lasting peace before the weekend sessions of teaching.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/ultimate-healing-medicine-buddha-retreat-with-ven-angie-muir-55786/", "official_url": "https://shantidevanyc.org/angie-nov26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fa472f28738c3e0fb1c47d5fd6cc789d5117e72c23e4639ad305310e75739561-600.webp"}]}